Wednesday
Jan262011
Video: Michelle Bachmann Auditions To Be President - Tea Party State of the Union Response
We are not 5 year-olds, Michele. Her voice and over-accentuated inflection made me hit stop after 64 seconds. If anyone can stand the whole thing, write a summary in comments.
Also, finish this sentence in comments below:
- "If Michele Bachmann represents the Tea Party, then..."
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Jan 26, 2011 at 5:55 PM
Reader Comments (25)
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Then the Tea Party is exactly what is purports to be; a loose band of citizens (re: amateurs) trying to affect the process. This is a god thing, the same reason why I could have supported Palin three years ago (no longer). The professional, polished, political machines that have morphed into a singe party of power and corruption are exactly the problem. That they make the tea party "citizens" seem unable to rise to the task is total nonsense.
If you get a chance, go back in time and read The Making of the President, 1972. That election was transcendent, it really changed the entire game. It's a quick read, then coupled with a little thought about what's happened since, you can really see how the cocoons of power were built.
- Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
"If Michelle Bachmann represents the Tea Party, then..." There is hope for the country.
Instead of picking on the way she spoke, which was fine actually, tell us what you disagreed with.
America's number 1 export is jobs.
"If Michele Bachmann or Sarah Palin represents the Tea Party, the Tea Party is fucked..."
If you get a chance, go back in time and read The Making of the President, 1972. That election was transcendent, it really changed the entire game. It's a quick read, then coupled with a little thought about what's happened since, you can really see how the cocoons of power were built.
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thanks oberron...i agree and that's why i still have hope for the movement...you said it perfectly...a loose group of amateurs trying to make actual change...so i hate to see it co-opted by bachmann or palin or gingrich or others...
as far as i am concerned, the GOP is still the same bull shit party as always...the same as the Democrats...these are the 5 parties that run this country...
health care pharma party
big energy party
war - defense party
banking - insurance party
agriculture party
never have seen it spelled out quite that way, but it's a great way of putting things.
I think (fear) that party# 6 is emerging as well, the "Google/Big Technology" party.
One of the parties does stand out from the rest though, in that it contributes nothing of tangible utility to our lives, where as the others all have some degree of utility from time to time...
health care pharma party
big energy party
war - defense party
banking - insurance party
agriculture party "
DB nails it! Follow the money behind the vast majority of political candidates and this simple breakdown is pretty difficult to deny.
They are f@cking the farmer just as much as the rest of you.
Hi Spidey, good to see you.
Good clarification.
I would also replace banking - insurance with Financial Services Party, since this includes credit card companies, payday loan companies, debt collection companies, brokerages and investment firms, credit rating agencies, and everyone's favorite GSEs as well as banks and insurance companies. Everyone wants a piece of the debt slave pie.
gomp..you're right...
I hope all is well with you both or improving. While they are not quite at the level of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, The Future of Food and Food, Inc. are both great documentaries covering Agribusiness. I really enjoyed them.
Unrelated, but also touching on lobbyists, political corruption, and miscarriage of the rule of law, The Art of the Steal is another great documentary about the Barnes art collection. It made me want to cry, but I laughed about the irony of Annenberg's will and his own art collection to The Met.
P.S. I just noticed the new subheading for the site, "Debt & Deficit Portal. Bailout News. Federal Reserve Corruption." I love it!
Stick around, and I will have to check that out.
Jan 27, 2011 at 1:38 AM | spideydouble
Money, Sex, Fear, and Greed is what runs this country. Sometimes thoe, Not in that Order. Once these people come into power, the "Greed" gos stright to the top.....................!
Do away with Washington and return the power to the states. This country would do just fine with 10% goverment in Washington. Its how it all started out, after all. It all gos back to "The Dollar".....?
If we took out the Gimmy-Gimmy-Gimmy Cash hands in washington, big business will have no power to control us. Everyone has thAre hand down the front of the Bastards pants yanking on the "Ped-of-thAre-Hecker" putting Cash in the back pockets.
The Goverment is the Weak Link in the chain. I would leave Barney Frank in the 10% so big business will still have something to yank on. Little Goverment could go back to working for the people like they did before ........Money, Sex, Fear, and Greed........got in the mix.
I know this will neaver happen, but it makes me feel better till I can have a drink tonight. Hey, good talkin with ya again...........ya "Doin Alright Tonight"..............been-a-wile.....?
Great job. Yr much more Creative this time. Great Job !